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WELCOME
TO THE GULF COAST
REGIONAL CENTER OF
INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION
The Texas Emerging Technology
Fund provides Commercialization Awards of up to
$5M to help early stage companies commercialize
emerging technologies - in Texas.
The
Gulf Coast Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (Gulf
Coast RCIC) serves the 30-county Gulf Coast region
in southeast Texas
(marked in blue).
The
Houston Technology Center (HTC)
is the Gulf Coast RCIC,
partnering with the
Greater Houston Partnership (GHP),
Economic Development Organizations (EDOs)
and universities throughout the
30-county region.
The ETF has three types of
awards - Commercialization, Research Grant
Matching and Research Superiority.
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The Gulf Coast RCIC is
responsible for accepting applications for
Commercialization Awards
from businesses located in the Gulf Coast
region, and provides post-award support to
area ETF awardees. Awards are equity
investments ranging from $250K to $5M.
Each quarter, the
Gulf Coast RCIC
accepts
applications, reviews each application and
selects applications for
submission to the
Emerging Technology Fund Advisory Committee,
appointed by the Governor.
During the application review process,
applicants receive advice and assistance
from the Gulf Coast RCIC staff and
volunteers serving on the RCIC's Review
Committees and Board.
Companies interested in applying for a
Commercialization Award should click on "Apply
for Funding".
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Research Grant
Matching and Research
Superiority awards are handled
directly by the Governor's office (click
here for more information). While
the Gulf Coast RCIC does not process
applications for these awards, the RCIC will
provide assistance to applicants in
preparing their applications, and will
continue to provide assistance during the
application process.
June 5, 2009 -
During Texas Technology Leadership Day at the
Houston Technology Center, Governor Rick Perry
announced ETF Pre-Seed Commercialization Awards
to Castle Biosciences, Noninvasix, Pulmotect,
SEMMT and SeprOx. Each company receives an
initial award of $250,000 and is eligible to
receive up to a total of $1,000,000 from the
ETF.
ETF awards
have been announced to twenty-six Gulf Coast region companies,
eligible to receive up to
$24,979,520.
All Gulf
Coast region awardees are able to take advantage
of one year of Client Services from the Houston Technology
Center. For more information
on Gulf Coast region ETF Awardees, click
here.
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